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Judge charged with harassing woman

KOFU, Yamanashi Pref. (Kyodo) A 55-year-old judge has been charged with harassing a female employee of a court in Yamanashi Prefecture by e-mail, prosecutors said. Yoshiharu Shimoyama was indicted Tuesday for allegedly sending 16 e-mails to the woman's... ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Wed, Jun 11 2008

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